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By Chloe Glassie
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From Red and Purple, to Blue
From black, to red and purple. The sun moves the sky and the river glistens beneath the clouds. Longing for the surface and a new world opens up in front of me. 39 minutes until I land into the lap of my new life. I am here and I am gone. This is it. Two thousand British pounds, Space Lion, and this colour. A new life is being formed right before me. I feel excited and I feel good. I think this may be the most intimate moment I have ever spent with the sun. I hope that I neve
Chloe Glassie
2 days ago2 min read
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Grief doesn't have a timer. It is processed in both minutes and months; transcending through the crevices of time and life itself. There...
Chloe Glassie
Aug 23, 20251 min read


Grief and Revival
It has been almost been four years since I last published one of my writings on this platform and in that time, I had the trivial pleasure of getting to know life a little more intimately. As I sat beside grief and sipped my coffee, I saw life for who it was. Or better yet, what it was. I saw how deep the blue can sink and yet how ironically shallow it is at the same time. I learned lessons of heartbreak, loss, change and ache. As I endured my twenties in all of its accessori
Chloe Glassie
Aug 23, 20253 min read


For You
This early morning, I sat beside my auntie in palliative care and watched as her short life came to a swift end. She was only thirty-five...
Chloe Glassie
Jun 15, 20222 min read


Detachment Feeds Distraction
Although I have always considered creativity to be rooted in my life, I’ve admittedly been finding it more and more difficult to...
Chloe Glassie
Mar 3, 20223 min read


New Year, Same Old Sentiments
I was recently sitting with one of my best friends contemplating what I should write about in my next blogpost. As we bounced ideas back...
Chloe Glassie
Jan 1, 20223 min read


How To Do Yourself Favours
I have always envied the people who seemed to habitually live their lives in a way that I only did when I was going through phases of an...
Chloe Glassie
Sep 27, 20213 min read


23 Lessons I've Learned in 23 Years
Although 2020 cancelled my birthday (and literally everything else) last year, it seems that I’m still obligated to skip ahead and...
Chloe Glassie
Mar 17, 20216 min read


Check. In.
I was confronted with the fragility of losing a loved one today when I saw a post on Instagram about a 21 year old man who committed...
Chloe Glassie
Nov 29, 20203 min read


It's time to cancel Cancel Culture
2020 has driven us into a realm of ambiguity; a dark room with no walls, no corners and no exit sign leading us back to the comfort of...
Chloe Glassie
Oct 8, 20203 min read


Comfort is the Enemy of Progress
This past week has challenged the nation and shone a blinding mirror into the eyes of racism, police brutality and oppression. In light...
Chloe Glassie
Jun 5, 20206 min read
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